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after hours in portland

Portland goes to bed early. Some of us don’t.

⏱ most active hours: 10 pm – 1 am 🌊 harbor: tide somewhere between in and out ☕ caffeine: questionable decision
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01:13
Portland has never been very good at staying up late.
I've complained about it before, and apparently I'm not alone. Finding something to eat after 10 can turn into its own little scavenger hunt.
So I started keeping track. These are the places where you can actually still get food when most of the city has called it a night. I'll keep updating this as hours change and new spots open.
PORTLAND, MAINE AFTER HOURS • ISO 1600
after hours guide

Late Night Bites

Sorted by how late you can actually get food. Open until and food until are not the same thing. Hours change, so if you're cutting it close, call ahead.

It's late. What's still serving?
2AM
Crown Fried Chicken · Forest Ave
2AM
FRI + SATCheese Louise Portland
1:30AM
FRI + SATOff Track Pizza
1AM
Taco Escobarr · Lazzari · Room for Improvement
FRI + SATPizzaiolo
12:45AM
THU + FRI + SATRosie's Restaurant & Pub
12:30AM
Silver Street by Taj
MIDNIGHT
CBG · Nosh · Bramhall · Andy's Old Port Pub
THU + FRI + SATThe King's Head
FRI + SATBlack Cow
Kitchen hours change. Last checked October 2026.
  • Crown Fried Chicken
    Fried chicken · 408 Forest Ave
    Food until 2am · Forest Ave location
  • Cheese Louise Portland
    Grilled cheese · After Dark menu
    Food until 2am · Fri & Sat only
  • Off Track Pizza
    Pizza
    Food until 1:30am Fri & Sat · 1am Wed & Thu
  • Taco Escobarr
    Tacos · Old Port
    Food until 1am · Every night
  • Lazzari
    Wood-fired pizza · Congress St
    Food until 1am · Every night
  • Room for Improvement
    Hot dogs + bar snacks · 41 Wharf St
    Food until 1am · Every night
  • Pizzaiolo
    Pizza · 360 Cumberland Ave
    Food until 1am · Fri + Sat
    Food until midnight · Sun–Thu
  • Rosie's Restaurant & Pub
    Pub food · 330 Fore St
    Food until 12:45am · Thu + Fri + Sat
  • Silver Street by Taj
    Indian · 35 Silver St
    Food until 12:30am · Every night
    Bar until 1am
  • CBG (Congress Bar & Grill)
    Burgers & bar food · 617 Congress St
    Food until midnight
    Bar until 1am
  • Nosh
    Burgers & big plates · Congress St
    Food until midnight
    Bar until 1am
  • Bramhall
    Late-night snacks · 769 Congress St
    Snack menu 9pm to midnight
    Bar until 1am
  • Andy's Old Port Pub
    Pub food · 94 Commercial St
    Food until midnight · Every night
  • The King's Head
    Pub food · 254 Commercial St
    Late-night food until midnight · Thu + Fri + Sat
  • Black Cow
    Burgers + fries · 83 Exchange St
    Food until midnight · Fri + Sat
Open late · call the kitchen

These places stay open late, but I couldn't confirm exactly when the kitchen calls it.

  • Tomaso's Canteen
    Wings & loaded fries
    Open until ~1am · Daily
    Kitchen cutoff not confirmed
  • Mash Tun
    Dive bar burgers · Wharf St
    Open until ~midnight Sun to Thu · ~1am Fri & Sat
    Kitchen cutoff not confirmed